The Agriculture Department has since 2019 lagged in finalizing new standards for salmonella or campylobacter in meat and poultry products, the Government Accountability Office said in a report Wednesday that recommended the agency assess human health risks that may stem from the lack of new standards.

Former USDA-FSIS Deputy Under Secretary for Food Safety Sandra Eskin will become the new chief executive officer of Stop Foodborne Illness effective Feb. 24, 2025, according to a

Inspectors found "general filth," poor sanitation practices, and structural issues at Boar’s Head facilities, including the Virginia plant linked to a deadly Listeria outbreak that killed 10 people and hospitalized 60,

The Trump administration’s food regulatory agenda will come into sharper focus once nominees for the U.S. Department of Health and Human

UP Products LLC, under the name Meyer Wholesale, 20273 Old M-28 in Ewan, is recalling fully cooked, read-to-eat sausages that contain soy, the U.S. Department of Agriculture's Food Safety and Inspection Service announced in a news release Monday.

Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service (APHIS) recently updated it policy for pre-slaughter surveillance of turkeys in its efforts to control the spread (HPAI). The announcement comes after a household cat contracted HPAI H5N1 from infected raw turkey pet food in late December 2024.

Sixty people were hospitalized and 10 are known to have died last year in the largest listeria outbreak since 2011.

A report from the USDA's Food Safety and Inspection Service found sanitary noncompliance contributed to a multistate listeria outbreak last year.

The U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Food Safety and Inspection Service (FSIS) has announced a recall of more than 24,000 pounds of a popular frozen Aldi product because it may be contaminated with a foreign material. Aldi’s frozen Casa Mamita Chicken & Cheese Taquitos have been recalled after metal pieces were found in the food.

And, where is the Inspector General’s Report? And, where are the Congressional Hearings? Here is the final paragraph from the USDA's Food

The recall specifically concerns 20-ounce packages of Casa Mamita Chicken & Cheese Taquitos produced by Bestway Sandwiches, Inc.

Improved government oversight is needed, too, to prevent future outbreaks, the USDA's Food Safety and Inspection Service (FSIS) said in the report. The FSIS review of the Boar's Head outbreak ...